OK, I'm gonna get roasted for saying this:

Let's not automatically assume that we didn't have an out of control kid, that mouthed off to his dad, coach, or referee, or opponent either. If my kid shows me or his coaches, or opponent, official, or opponents coach disrespect, there will be consequences. Of course, in today's society, you can't whip them in public. If it is not my kid, but one of the kids I coach, I know I can't whip them, but I can sure haul them back on the mat to pick up a thrown headgear, haul them over to shake his opponents hand with respect, or shake the coaches' hand with respect. My own son of course would be handled in private in a more severe way.

How many of us, honestly, have seen a kid throw a fit, and said " that kid needs his tail whooped"?

I do not have my head in the sand, and realize that this probably WAS an out of control dad that got his own dreams dashed by a loss by his kid.

But I also want everyone to make sure they do have the "right" to tell a dad how to discipline their kids, by knowing the facts first. It is entirely possible that the kid had refused to shake an opponents' hand, or the other coaches hand, or threw a head gear, or told someone off, or otherwise embarassed his team, family, or self.

I'm not good at sugarcoating, so wail away at me. I'm from the old school where a public whipping embarassed a kid enough to deter him from further problems. I also know some very good kids that have never had their butts whipped. So I guess, depending on the kids, it can work either way.